(Excerpts)

This manuscript was one used by S. Liddell MacGregor Mathers in
his edition of the Key of Solomon the King
(Clavicula Salomonis)
(London: George Redway, 1889). According to Mathers, "1203
Lansdowne MSS. is 'The Veritable Keys of Solomon translated from
the Hebrew into the Latin language by the Rabbin Abognazar (?Aben
Ezra).' It is in French, exquisitely written in printing letters,
and the Pentacles are carefully drawn in coloured inks. Though
containing similar matter to the others, the arrangement is utterly
different; being all in one book, and not even divided into chapters."

In fact the arrangement is irrelevant since it is utterly different
in content as well, aside from some of the pentacles at the end
of the book.

It is puzzling why Mathers inserted random excerpts of it into
his book, which otherwise follows the French Colorno editions
quite closely. In so doing, Mathers omitted instructions which
were integral to the Abognazar method; the result served only
to confuse and complicate the operations of the Colorno method.

Some of the sections that Mathers omitted were: Preparation of the sword,
dagger, penknife, ink bottle, cup for collecting blood, burner, fire,
incense, staff for operations of Venus, second staff for other operations,
garment, exorcism of the victim, a long elaboration of spirit names and
seals, ten names of God, 3 experiments for love, 12 rings for binding
spirits, 28 mansions of the moon, bulk of the pentacles.

Most of Mathers' omissions can be attributed to the fact that the Colorno
manuscripts have corresponding (though quite different) instructions.
Mathers also for some reason omitted experiments dealing with love magic.
And of course he was very reluctant to include instructions dealing with
ritual sacrifice.

4to.
Another Treatise on the cabalistical art called "Les
veritables Clavicules de Salomon, traduites de
l'Hebreux en langue Latine, par le Rabin Abognazar."
(In Latin and French.)
It is a very beautiful specimen of French calligraphy, and,
like the former article [i.e. Lans 1202], decorated with a
great number of drawings, but in a superior style of execution.

The manuscript probably dates mid 18th century.

There is another manuscript of this text in the
Bibliothèque nationale de France numbered Fr. 25,314, dated "MDCXXXIV" (1634), which can hardly be that old. Its title reads, "LES CLAVICULES / DE SALOMON /
Traduit de l'Hébreux en Langue Latine, /
Par le Rabin Abognazar, /
ET /
Mis en langue Vulgaire Par M. BARAULT Archevêque d'Arles."
It is 141 pages long. The calligraphy appears to be the same as Lans. 1203, and both appear to have been executed by 'F. F. FYOT.'
Because each of these two manuscripts contain errors not found in the other
it is likely that both were copied from a common ancestor, and not
one from the other.
In general the two texts coincide exactly, but there are also many places
where the wording of the two vary slightly. Since the two versions are
too close to make a retranslation likely, the apparent explanation for
the differences is simply creativity on the part of the scribe.

The most striking thing about these manuscripts, as noted by both Mathers
and the British Library cataloguer, is the great beauty of the calligraphy
and artwork. There is also a total absence of corrections in spite of the
occasional errors and especially dislocations. These become especially
obvious when comparing the two manuscripts. The scribe evidently had an
overriding concern with keeping the pages beautiful.

I hope that this edition of the complete Abognazar method will
help to clarify the overall manuscript tradition of the Key
of Solomon.

Parts of the text in square brackets [] were omitted by Mathers,
and the translations supplied are my own.

* (Included at least partially in Mathers' edition of the
Key of Solomon.)

LES VÉRITABLES

CLAVICULES

DE SALOMON

Traduites de l'Hebreux en langue Latine

Par le Rabin ABOGNAZAR.

The Veritable

Clavicles

of Solomon,

translated from the Hebrew into the Latin language

by the Rabbi Abognazar.1

1. I fancy this must be a corruption of 'Aben Ezra.' -SLM.
In manuscript F the title reads simply, The Clavicles of Solomon....
F adds, "Put in the common (i.e. French) language by Mr. BARAULT Archbishop of Arles."

Every one knoweth in the present day that from time immemorial Solomon possessed knowledge inspired by the wise teachings of an angel, to which he appeared so submissive and obedient, that in addition to the gift of wisdom, which he demanded, he obtained with profusion all the other virtues; which happened in order that knowledge worthy of eternal preservation might not be buried with his body. Being, so to speak, near his end, he left to his son Roboam a Testament which should contain all (the Wisdom) he had possessed prior to his death. The Rabbins, who were careful to cultivate (the same knowledge) after him, called this Testament the Clavicle or Key of Solomon, which they caused to be engraved on (pieces of) the bark of trees, while the Pentacles were inscribed in Hebrew letters on plates of copper, so that they might be carefully preserved in the Temple which that wise king had caused to be built.

This Testament was in ancient time translated from the Hebrew into the Latin language by Rabbi Abognazar, who transported it with him into the town of Arles in Provence, where by a notable piece of good fortune the ancient Hebrew Clavicle, that is to say, this precious translation of it, fell into the hands of the Archbishop of Arles, after the destruction of the Jews in that city; who, from the Latin, translated it into the vulgar tongue, in the same terms which here follow, without having either changed or augmented the original translation from the Hebrew.

F omits the phrase "without having either changed..."
Drawing in F has "F. F. Fyot scripsit." on the branch.

O my Son Roboam! seeing that of all Sciences there is none more useful than the knowledge of Celestial Movements, I have thought it my duty, being at the point of death, to leave thee an inheritance more precious than all the riches which I have enjoyed. And in order that thou mayest understand how I have arrived at this degree (of wisdom), it is necessary to tell thee that one day, when I was meditating upon the power of the Supreme Being, the Angel of the Great God appeared before
me as I was saying, O how [great and] wonderful are the works of God! I suddenly
beheld, at the end of a thickly-shaded vista of trees, a Light in the form of a blazing Star, which said unto me with a voice of thunder: Solomon, Solomon, be not dismayed; the Lord is willing to satisfy thy desire by giving thee knowledge of whatsoever thing is most pleasant unto thee. I order thee to ask of Him whatsoever thou desirest. Whereupon, recovering from my surprise, I answered unto the Angel, that according to the Will of the Lord, I only desired the Gift of Wisdom, and by the Grace of God I obtained in addition the enjoyment of all the Celestial treasures and the knowledge of all natural things.

It is by this means, my Son, that I possess all the virtues and riches of which thou now seest me in the enjoyment, and in order that thou mayest be willing to be attentive to all which I am about to relate to thee, and that thou mayest retain with care all that I am about to tell thee, I assure thee that the Graces of the Great God will be familiar unto thee, and that the Celestial and Terrestrial Creatures will be obedient unto thee, and a science which only works by the strength and power of natural things, and by the pure Angels which govern them. Of which latter I will give thee the names in order, their exercises and particular employments to which they are destined, together with the days over which they particularly preside, in order that thou mayest arrive at the accomplishment of all, which thou wilt find in this my Testament. In all which I promise thee success, provided that all thy works only tend unto the honour of God, Who hath given me the power to rule, not only over Terrestrial but also over Celestial things, that is to say, over the Angels, of whom I am able to dispose according to my will, and to obtain from them very considerable services.

Firstly. It is necessary for thee to understand that God, having made all things, in order that they may be submitted unto Him, hath wished to bring His works to perfection, by making one which participates of the Divine and of the Terrestrial, that is to say, Man; whose body is gross and terrestrial, while his soul is spiritual and celestial, unto whom He hath made subject the whole earth and its inhabitants, and hath given unto Him means by which He may render the Angels familiar, as I call those Celestial creatures who are destined: some to regulate the motion of the Stars, others to inhabit the Elements, others to aid and direct men, and others again to sing continually the praises of the Lord. Thou mayest then, by the use of their seals and characters, render them familiar unto thee, provided that thou abusest not this privilege by demanding from them things which are contrary to their nature; for accursed be he who will take the Name of God in vain, and who will employ for evil purposes the knowledge and good wherewith He hath enriched us.

I command thee, my Son, to carefully engrave in thy memory all
that I say unto thee, in order that it may never leave thee.
[F adds: ou du moins, je t’ordonne que ("or, at least, I order that...")]
If thou dost not intend to use for a good purpose the secrets
which I here teach thee, I command thee rather to cast this
Testament into the fire, than to abuse the power thou wilt have of constraining the Spirits, for I warn thee that the beneficent Angels, wearied and fatigued by thine illicit demands, would to thy sorrow execute the commands of God, as well as to that of all such who, with evil intent, would abuse those secrets which He hath given and revealed unto me. Think not, however, O my Son, that it would not be permitted thee to profit by the good fortune and happiness which the Divine Spirits can bring thee; on the contrary, it gives them great pleasure to render service to Man for whom many of these Spirits have great liking and affinity, God having destined them for the preservation and guidance of those Terrestrial things which are submitted to the power of Man.

There are different kinds of Spirits, according to the things over which they preside; some of them govern the Empyrean Heaven, others the Primum Mobile, others the First and Second Crystalline, others the Starry Heaven; there are also Spirits of the Heaven of Saturn, which I call Saturnites; there are Jovial, Martial, Solar, Venerean, Mercurial, and Lunar Spirits; there are also (Spirits) in the Elements as well as in the Heavens, there are some in the Fiery Region, others in the Air, others in the Water, and others upon the Earth, which can all render service to that man who learns their nature, and knows how to attract them.

Furthermore, I wish to make thee understand that God hath destined to each one of us a Spirit, which watches over us and takes care of our preservation; these are called Genii, who are elementary like us, and who are more ready to render service to those whose temperament is conformed to the Element which these Genii inhabit; for example, shouldest thou be of a fiery temperament, that is to say sanguine, thy genius would be fiery and submitted to the Empire of Baël. Besides this, there are special times reserved for the invocation of these Spirits, in the days and hours when they have power and absolute empire. It is for this reason that thou wilt see in the following tables to what Planet and to what Angel each Day and Hour is submitted, together with the Colours which belong unto them, the Metals, Herbs, Plants, Aquatic, Aërial, and Terrestrial Animals, and Incense, which are proper to each of them, as also in what quarter of the Universe they ask to be invoked. Neither are omitted, the Conjurations, Seals, Characters, and Divine Letters, which belong to them, by means of which we receive the power to sympathise with these Spirits.

[To understand the following table, on which is written the planetary hours, note that each row is for each day, and that the first column (starting with eight) shows the hours from sunrise to sunset. The third column (starting with 1) shows the hours from midnight to midnight, and where it is shaded indicates night. Therefore, if you wanted for example to operate one Sunday in the hour of the Sun, it would be necessary to begin six hours after midnight, for that is the first hour lined up with the Sun, and you must use this example for all the others:]

[To make use of these tables, it is necessary to count the hours (as in the Table of Planetary Hours) to discover the angel of the first hour after sunrise (or the sixth hour after midnight). In this manner you will see that the angel presiding on Sundays at sunrise is named Anaël, and that hour is named Thamur. This example will serve as a rule for all the other days of the week. For you must know which of these angels is presiding over the hours, because the planetary operations depends in part on them. It is necessity to prepare these instruments for the specified operations. And of which among others you will need a sword for forcing, controlling,driving out, and repudiating the impure spirits, and for commanding the pure and divine spirits.]

[You will need a dagger, which will be used to cut the throat of the victims which you will offer according to the operation, without forgetting a knife for cutting the pieces of the victims which will be reserved for burn offerings. You will need another knife for cutting wood. It is also necessary to have a penknife for cutting the feathers specified in the operations, which must not be used for anything else. You will also need a burin for engraving on metal whatever is required in the operation. You will need an inkstand to put ink in, and a cup to receive the blood of the victims. You will need a burner to put fire for the incensing. Finally, you must make sure that all these things are new; they should be prepared, exorcised, and purified in the manner which I will teach you hereafter.]

[Remember especially to omit nothing from the ceremonies, because it is necessary to be exact in the preparations for these spirits to obey promptly.

Thus, in the operations it will be necessary to have various kinds of feathers as well as ink, of which you must supply yourself, seeing that in certain operations your will need the blood of some animals, while in others you will need to compose inks with colors appropriate for the planets. I will have care to teach to you in each discourse which of the instruments are specific to which operation.]

[Concerning the place which you will want to do the work, it is necessary that it
is pure, and has been cleansed for forty days
by leaving there a lamp burning day and night during the aforementioned forty days.]

It is necessary to have a new sword approximately like the one shown in the diagram, and having washed it with wine in which you have added a little blood from a dove which has been killed on a Monday at six o'clock in the morning (which is about the hour of sunrise), after having wiped it with very clean linens, you must wait for a Tuesday at six o'clock in the morning. Then take it in your hand and will say these words with much attention:

God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, cast your eyes upon your servant (N.) who wishes to battle on your behalf. Grant that your angels may assist me and that they do not abandon me in my enterprises, and through you, O Theos, Athanatos, Agios, Agios, Agios, Agios, Agios, Alpha & Omega, the Cassiel Angels, Sachiel, Samaël, Anaël, Raphaël, Michaël, and Gabriel come and grant me support in all my operations, that they never abandon me, and by the power of the art which you revealed to my father, grant that they are faithful and obedient to me through your name Tetragrammaton, Amen.

Afterwards, engrave on the sword, or have engraved, with the burin of the Art, in the same hour (six AM) the characters and words shown hereafter. Afterwards, cast incense which has been blessed as will be shown later, and say the oration "Aglo, On," etc. shown above, after which you must put it in its scabbard and save it until needed.]

As one cannot do without a dagger in the operations,
you will have someone prepare one of very fine steel; whose handle will
be of the same nature, which you will wash as you did in preparing the
sword, and having wiped it you must set it up by the point on a small
pedestal of boxwood. And over it you should say the oration:

Aglo, On, Pentagrammaton &c,

and afterwards, as on the sword, you shall have engraved or engrave yourself the following characters:

O Lord, God Almighty who has created all things, do not forsake your servant (N.) who addresses his humble prayers to you, so that it pleases you to bless, purify, and sanctify this knife so that it is a worthy and proper one to carry out my operations. Grant also that your holy angels come to be present in this my operation. O most powerful Lord, remember my father to whom you granted the knowledge of all things; grant that by the virtue of his teachings, this knife may become pure, and is pleasant to you, through your name Tetragrammaton.

It is necessary to make a penknife, which will not serve for any other purpose except for cutting the [pen] quill which you will need in the operation. The blade must be of very pure and fine steel. With regard to the handle, it is not important what it is made of, provided it is new, and having washed and wiped it well, it must be placed on a table covered with a white tablecloth. And after having sprinkled and perfumed it, say the following oration with much attention:

God of Moses, God of Israel, Great God, do not forget your servant (N.)
but condescend to bless this instrument prepared for your honor, by your
great power which you revealed to my Father, and by all the angels which
you revealed the names of to him, and by your name which is mighty,
Tetragrammaton.

After that you will engrave or have engraved on it these characters:
On one side the holy names, and on the other side the seal.
And having encensed them again, say once more the oration "Agiel, Asiel, Sadon"
etc. After that, wrap the aforementioned penknife in a piece of taffeta of various colors,
and properly preserve it for use when needed.]

It is necessary to have a cup wherein to put some of the blood of victims, which will be used to print or write, which one must be non earth-vernisse & nine as all the others instruments, that being well lavee & incense you exorcise as the bottle to ink while saying:

According to the operations one sometimes has need for feathers. They
should all be purified in the same manner, namely, having washed them
and incensed them, take the blood of a ewe and soak the ends of the
feathers to approximately two fingers of the gun (?)
while saying this oration:

[EXORCISM OF THE BURNER, fire, and incense.

Similarly, it is sometimes necessary to have a clean burner to
put the fire for the incense. It is necessary that it is of
black earth, glazed, with a new coal fire. And it should be
provided with a small striker and tinder, or matches and candle.
And being lit with a new fire, exorcise it while saying:

[EXORCISM OF THE STAFF, for operations of Venus

On the day and hour of Venus, you must cut a stick from a branch
of an elder tree. The length must be two feet. And having scraped it, you must make
a small opening, in all the intervals between the knots, into which you should insert a
small piece of copper, on which you will engrave or have engraved this character:

O founder of the universe, creator of the heavens, powerful being
Pentagrammaton, Eye, Eye, Eye, Iskiros,
Come, O sanctifying almighty, eternal God, and bless and purify this staff,
through your name which is holy, and through all your angels. Amen.

[MANNER OF CUTTING THE OTHER STAFF, to be used for all the operations.

You must cut a stick from an elder tree, of the same length as
the first. It should have very uniform bark. And on a night
when the Moon is on the increase, take it in your hand,
after midnight, while turning towards the East. Then throwing it into
the air, and catching it without it falling to the ground, say these
words:

[EXORCISM OF THE PLACE intended for performing the operations.

Since it is necessary to ensure a clean and suitable place to enter
for the operations, all places are good provided that they have been purified,
and for this purpose you should choose one which is not inhabited by any persons,
especially by woman, for at least seven days. after this, drape it about with clean white linen,
then exorcise it saying:

O Eternal God, wise, strong, mighty, Being of Beings, Creator of the world,
come to this place and sanctify it with your presence and your majesty,
that the purity, the chastity, and the abundance of your law may reside
in this place. And just as the smoke of this incense rises up to you,
may your virtue and your blessing descend in this place.
O you angels and spirits, be present at this consecration, through
the true living and eternal God, who created even you and me from
nothing, and who in a moment can destroy us, and through his wisdom. Amen.

After having incensed it during the said oration, seal the place up,
and take care that no one enter therein except you and those of whom
you have need for the operations. And leave there for a period of
forty days, a lamp, burning day and night.]

[EXORCISM OF THE GARMENT.

It is necessary to make a garment from white linen, in the shape
of a large shirt, which does not have any opening but except to allow
the head to pass through. It should reach to the feet, and be a little
wider at the bottom, having two sleeves of the same fabric,
narrowing towards the wrist, and it is very important that they are extremely white.
It is also necessary to have undergarments of the same fabric.
And you should exorcise these garments while saying:

O gracious Father, creator of the stars, infinite wisdom, deign to
sanctify through all your powers and virtues, these garments prepared
in your honor. I exorcise you, O garments, by the true living and
eternal God who made all things out of nothing, so that there may
be nothing impure in my operation, but only that which is full
of virtue. Amen.

[EXORCISM OF THE VICTIM.

Since in all the operations there must be a victim, it must
be pure and without pollution. And having washed it and incensed
it with the planetary incense, you must cut a small patch of hair or
feathers on the head, which must be exorcised with sea salt,
while saying:

O almighty and eternal God, who holds all the earth in your power,
sanctify and purify this victim by your virtue, so that the pouring forth of its blood
may please you, and since through your grace you gave me the power
to slay it if I want to or not, bestow on it the same blessing. Amen.

O omnipotent and merciful God, God of Moses, God of Abraham,
God of Jacob, sanctify this place through the flowing of the
blood of this pure victim. And you, O angels and spirits,
come and collect this blood, and offer it to
the Supreme God. Amen.]

Make a small Book containing the Prayers for all the Operations, the Names of the Angels in the form of Litanies, their Seals and Characters; the which being done thou shalt consecrate the same unto God and unto the pure Spirits in the manner following:--

Thou shalt set in the destined place a small table covered with a white cloth, whereon thou shalt lay the Book opened at the Great Pentacle which should be drawn on the first leaf of the said Book; and having kindled a lamp which should be suspended above the center of the table, thou shalt surround the said table with a white curtain; clothe thyself in the proper vestments, and holding the Book open, repeat upon thy knees the following prayer with great [attention and] humility:--

F omits the phrase "te prosternant à genoux" ("upon thy knees").
The prayer beginning 'Adonai Elohim,' etc., is also used in the operation on
page 79.)

ADONAI, ELOHIM, EL, EHEIEH ASHER EHEIEH, Prince of Princes, Existence
of Existences, have mercy upon me, and cast Thine eyes upon Thy
Servant (N.), who invokes Thee most devoutedly, and supplicates
Thee by Thy Holy and tremendous Name Tetragrammaton to be propitious,
and to order Thine Angels and Spirits to come and take up their
abode in this place; O ye Angels and Spirits of the Stars, O all
ye Angels and Elementary Spirits, O all ye Spirits present before
the Face of God, I the Minister and faithful Servant of the Most
High conjure ye, let God himself, the Existence of Existences,
conjure ye to come and be present at this Operation, I, the Servant
of God, most humbly entreat ye. Amen.

After which thou shalt incense it with the incense proper to the
Planet and the day, and thou shalt replace the Book on the aforesaid Table,
taking heed that the fire of the lamp be kept up continually during the
operation, and keeping the curtains closed. Repeat the same ceremony for
seven days, beginning with Saturday, and perfuming the Book each day with
the Incense proper to the Planet ruling the day and hour, and taking heed
that the lamp shall burn both day and night; after the which thou shalt shut
up the Book in a small drawer under the table, made expressly for it, until
thou shalt have occasion to use it; and every time that thou wishest to use it,
clothe thyself with thy vestments, kindle the lamp, and repeat upon thy knees
the aforesaid prayer, 'Adonai Elohim.' etc.

It is necessary also, in the Consecration of the Book, to summon all the
Angels whose Names are written therein in the form of Litanies, the which
thou shalt do with devotion; and even if the Angels and Spirits appear not
in the Consecration of the Book, be not thou astonished thereat, seeing that
they are of a pure nature, and consequently have much difficulty in
familiarising themselves with men who are inconstant and impure, but
the Ceremonies and Characters being correctly carried out devoutedly
and with perseverance, they will be constrained to come, and it will at
length happen that at thy first invocation thou wilt be able to see and
communicate with them. But I advise thee to undertake nothing unclean or
impure, for then thy importunity, far from attracting them, will only serve
to chase them from thee; and it will be thereafter exceedingly difficult for
thee to attract them for use for pure ends.

After having taught you the manner of performing the ceremonies, it is
relevant to say something about the nature of the spirits, of which there
are two kinds, because they live in various regions and elements.
As for example Raphael, who is an angel inhabiting the fire,
and the head of igneous spirits. He is also one of the seven angels who
attend before the face of God. He is similarly the angel presiding over
the star called Venus, which presides on fridays. In the same way
we can give you the names of the other angels, and their basic qualities
in order, as you will see in the following tables.]

[Correspondences of the Four Elements.]

Les Quatre Elémens.

Air, Feu, Eau, Terre.

Les Anges des Elémens.

Michaël, Raphaël, Gabriel, Uriel.

Les Esprits Princes des Elémens.

Cherub, Seraph, Tarsis, Haniel.

Les Parties du Monde où ces Esprits président.

Occident, Orient, Septentrion, Midi.

Les Quatre Saisons.

Printems, Eté, Automne, Hyver.

Les Princes qui président aux Quatre Saisons.

Gargasel, Caracasa, Catran, Galbarel, Tabiel & Commissoros.

Les Planettes convenables aux Quatre Saisons.

The following list is possibly derived from the Magical Calendar,
corrections from which are indicated with [*].
There is also a similar list in Peter de Abano's
Heptameron, and
a somewhat different list in
Agrippa.

There are seven heavens inhabited by seven stars
which are called planets, which are also inhabited by legions
of angels. And the names of the aforementioned planets were given
before on page 16, where their names, characters,
metals, and colors (starting with Saturn) were mentioned
(Sat, Jup, Mar, Sol, Ven, Mer, Lun.)

[Behold, my son, as regards to the fixed stars which are called signs.
I will give you in order each type of angel, together with the divine names
and the divine letters, as well as the virtue and property of each one,
with the method for composing and using them: But since this science
requires a lot of diligence, I order you to read my instructions several times,
so that being engraved in your memory, you will not be able to make
any mistakes which could be detrimental to yourself, and that in this way
this science may initially come as easy as possible. And however worldly
and dense you are, you will become subtle and clear-sighted by the
communication of the aforesaid spirits, warning you that it is necessary
to be careful to make the characters exactly as they are shown, and
to pronounce the orations without saying one word instead of another,
and not to forget any, for that would result in the lack of the success
of the operation.

Abilities of the aforesaid angels and the things over which they have power.

Their names in Hebrew.

South

Zaphkiel

Grace.

ìàé÷ôö

East

Sasiel [*Zadkiel.]

Propagation or the family and loneliness.

ìàé÷ãö

West

Gamael [*Camael]

Empire & Slavery.

ìàîë

East

Raphaël

Life & death.

ìàôø

East

Uriel [*Haniel]

Peace & war

ìàéðàä

West

Michaël

Wisdom & folly.

ìàëéî

North

Gabriel

Riches or poverty.

ìàéøáâ

LES SCEAUX DES ESPIRITS DES PLANNETTES.

Parties du Monde où ils résident.

Noms desdits Esprits..

SCEAUX DESDITS ESPRITS.

Midi

Araton

Orient

Bretor

Occident

Phaleg

Occident

Och

Orient

Hagit

Septentrion

Ophiel

Midi

Phul

THE SEALS OF THE SPIRITS OF THE PLANETS.

Parts of the world where they reside.

Names of the aforesaid spirits.

SEALS OF THE AFORESAID SPIRITS.

South

Araton

East

Bretor

West

Phaleg

West

Och

East

Hagit

North

Ophiel

South

Phul

[56]

MENELOOPE

Les Sceaux

AMADICH

des Anges,

EINACHIEL

Des

Eléments

DAINALECH

[FOUR SPIRITS OF THEOPHRASTUS (with characters)]

The Seals of the Angels of the Elements

*MENEALOP

AMADICH

*EMACHIEL

*DAMALECH

Occidentaux.

Orientaux.

Septentrionnaux.

Meridionnaux.

Gargatel.

Caracasa.

Amabiel

Tarquam

Turiel.

Amabiel.

Charan

Gualbarel

Moïmon.

Commissoros.

Poïmon

Egin.

Tubiel.

Baël.

Nymphæ

Pigmæi.

Ærei.

Silpham.

*Eastern.

*Western.

Northern.

Southern.

[Angels of the four seasons]

Gargatel.*Tariel.*Gaviel.

Caracasa.*Amatiel.*Comisoros.

Amabiel.*Ctarari.

Tarquam.Gualbarel.

[Principal Spirits in theFour Parts of the World]

Baël.

Moïmon.

Poïmon

Egin.

[Spirits of the Four Elements]

Sylphs

Aerei

Nymphs

Pigmies

Parties du Monde où ils président.

Noms desdits Anges.

Caracteres desdits Anges.

Midi

Cassiel

Orient

Sachiel

Occident

Samaël

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Occident

Anaël

Orient

Raphaël

Occident

Michaël

Septentr.

Samaël

Parts of the World where they preside.

Names of the said Angels.

Characters of the said Angels.

South

Cassiel

East

Sachiel

West

Samaël

West

Anaël

East

Raphaël

West

Michaël

North

Samaël [*Gabriel]

The order here is that found in The Magical Calendar,
which appears to be based on d'Abano's Heptameron.
The Magical Calendar scale of seven doesn't have associated directions, however
d'Abano associates the winds with the angels as follows:
North: Michael; West: Gabriel; East: Samael; Southwest (Africus): Raphael;
South (Auster): Sachiel; West: Anael; Southwest (!Africus could be SW or S): Cassiel
The Magical Calendar scale of four associates the following angels and directions:
East: Raphael; West: Michael; North: Gabriel; South: Uriel.
These angels and sigils also occur in Liber Juratus.

[Seals, Characters, and Divine Letters of the Planets.]

[This section is also taken from The Magical Calendar.
Compare the Divine Letters with
Agrippa I. xxxiii.
The characters of the seven planets are
again confused or intentionally altered from that found in
Agrippa II. li.]

SCEAUX DE SATURNE.

Caracteres de Saturne

Lettres [Divines] de Saturne

SEAL OF SATURN.

Characters of Saturn

[Divine] Letters of Saturn

SCEAUX DE JUPITER.

Caracteres de Jupiter.

Lettres Divines de Jupiter.

SEAL OF JUPITER.

Characters of Jupiter.

Divine Letters of Jupiter.

In both Abognazar and MC,
the divine letters of Jupiter are reversed from those
in Agrippa.

[There are moreover ten names of GOD, which are of very great power
in subduing the force and the malignity of the malicious spirits, which being written
on parchment of virgin lamb skin, and carried with you, you will attain great
prosperity, and the blessing of God, great and eternal.]

LES DIX NOMS DE DIEU.

THE TEN NAMES OF GOD.

1

Ehieh..........

ú

Je suis celui qui suis

2

Jahtetragrammaton.

å

L'Infini

3

Jehova Jetragelohim

à

L'Eternel

4

Elohim...................

á

Dieu Juge

5

Elgibor..................

ö

Le Dieu Fort

6

Schaddai Achieh.........

î

Le Tout-Puissant

7

Jehova Tsebaoth..........

é

L'Eternel des Armées

8

Elohim Tsabaoth.......

ä

Le Dieu des Armées

9

Haytsadik..............

ì

Dieu vivant & Juste

10

Schekinah..............

à

La Majesté.

Eheie

ú

I am that I am

Iod Tetragra[mmaton]

å

The Infinite

TETRAGELOHIM [Tetragrammaton Elohim]

à

The Eternal

*EL

á

God of Justice

*ELOHIM GIBOR

ö

Mighty God

*ELOHA

î

Almighty

TETRAG: SABAOTH [Jehova Sabaoth]

é

The Eternal of Hosts

ELOHIM SABAOTH

ä

God of Hosts

*SADAI

ì

Living and Just God

*ADONAY MELECH

à

Majesty

[This is again based on The Magical Calendar, corrupted
from Agrippa II.xiii.
Interestingly enough, the manuscript reads "Jehova Tsebaoth"
for the seventh name, seemingly following Agrippa's reading
in favor of The Magical Calendar's "TETRAG: SABAOTH".]

Know, O my Son Roboam, that all the Divine Sigils, Characters, and Names
(which are the most precious and excellent things in Nature, whether Terrestrial
or Celestial), should be written by thee each separately, when thou art in a
state of grace and purity, upon Virgin parchment, with ordinary ink, in the
beginning of the month1 of August before sunrise, raising thine
eyes unto heaven, and turning towards the east. Thou shalt preserve them to
suspend from thy neck, whichever thou wilt, on the day and hour wherein thou
wast born, after which thou shalt take heed to name every day ten times, the
Name which is hung from thy neck, turning towards the East, and thou mayest
be assured that no enchantment or any other danger shall have power to harm thee.

Furthermore thou shalt vanquish all adversities, and shalt be cherished and
loved by the Angels and Spirits, provided that thou hast made their characters
and that thou hast them upon thee; I assure thee that this is the true way to
succeed with ease in all thine operations, for being fortified with a Divine Name,
and the Letters, Characters, and Sigils, applicable unto the operation, thou shalt
discover with what supernatural exactitude and very great promptitude, both
Terrestrial and Celestial things will be obedient unto thee. But all this will
only be true, when accompanied by the Pentacles which hereinafter follow, seeing
that the Seals, Characters, and Divine Names, serve only to fortify the work, to
preserve from unforeseen accidents, and to attract the familiarity of the Angels
and Spirits; which is one reason, my Son, that before making any experiment,
I order thee to read and re-read my Testament, not once only but many times, so
that being perfectly instructed in the several Ceremonies thou mayest in no way
fail, and that thus what shall have previously appeared to thee difficult and
lengthy, may become in process of time easy and of very great use.

I am about to endow thee with many secrets, which I charge thee never to employ for an evil purpose, for ACCURSED BE HE WHO TAKETH THE NAME OF ALMIGHTY GOD IN VAIN; but thou mayest without any other ceremonies make use of them, provided that, as I have already said, thou hast only the Glory of Eternal God for thine object. Thus, after having taught thee all the Ceremonies which concern the manner of performing the Operations, I am at length determined to make thee a partaker in the secrets of which I have particular knowledge, unknown to this day unto the generality of men; but, nevertheless, only on the condition that thou attemptest not the ruin and destruction of thy neighbour, for his blood will [F adds "continually"] cry for vengeance unto God, and in the end thou and thine shall feel the just wrath of an offended Deity. However, God not having forbidden honest and lawful pleasures, thou mayest perform boldly the Operations which follow, it being always especially necessary to distinguish between the good and the evil, so as to choose the former and avoid the latter, which is why I command thee to be attentive to all that is contained in this my Testament.

[The most desirable thing in this world, being to attract to oneself
love and the benevolence of everyone, there is nothing that one
type of person or another will
not do to win the heart of the one that he or she likes;
but since honest love often comes with the
disordered appetite of carnal passions, which is a pernicious
and condemnable thing, it is this which I forbid you to
think about,
admonishing you to have no intention except that of attracting to yourself
only the friendship of everyone, which is the true riches of a man of
goodness and honor,
because the same secrets which can serve you
for honest love, can similarly have the same result for constraining
someone with whom you have a fancy to give in to your brutal passions.
And it is an abominable thing to constrain and force a girl
who is not of your position, and whom you would not be able subsequently,
by a legitimate marriage, to return to her the honor which you have taken
away from her.
May this serve as a warning for you for all the other secrets of which
I will give you the knowledge.]

The foal while being born brings on the forehead a small
piece of flesh which is called Hyppomanes
[Hippomanes]. You must take it, dry it, and reduce it to a very fine powder.
Next take a red apple which you will discover by the stalk of the width of a bean,
and having removed the seeds, fill the hollow with this powder, and plug the hole
properly with some of that which you have removed.
After which you must raise all around the said apple a strip
of peel a finger breadth in width. And around the 15th of April,
on the day and hour of Venus at 6 o'clock in the morning,
write the name of the person that you desire,
with this word and character:

Abuenop

You must write it with blood from your left ring finger.
And having put back the core, you must compress it a little,
so that this blood will not perish, and that the person
for whom it is destined does not reject any.
Next you must give a quarter to the said person
whether male or female, or else you should leave it
out to dry, and put some of the powder
in their drink, or put some on their clothing.
But be careful that do not notice, or realize
the reason or the operation will have no effect.]

Before sunrise on the day and hour of Venus, around the 15th of August,
you must enter an orchard and gather the most beautiful apple that you see there.
Cut it in quarters such that the pieces don't separate.
Put in the middle a small note with your name written backwards with your blood,
and another note on which is written this word and character:

Sebeva

and another note on which is written the name of the one that you like.
And having joined these three tickets together, secure them together
with three of your hairs, namely one from each side and the other from
behind the nape of your collar.
And having closed the apple, wrap it with a piece of skin from a
newly killed lamb, on which you will write with the said lamb's blood
these symbols and word:

Amre

And having secured the said skin around the apple, you will dry it
all in an oven at half heat until it can be reduced to a powder.
Then throw some of this powder on the person and in the place where
he or she must pass, but as I said before be careful that they
do not notice, and you will see surprising things.]

Around September 12 on the day and hour of Venus, make a medal of
red copper on which you have engraved on one side these characters:

And on the other side engrave these words:

Jeova de Nona.

Then hang it from your collar with a cord,
which has some wool from the stockings of the person that you desire.
And every morning before sunrise during the entire
the month of October, you will go to his or her door and
say distinctly the word Amapoylfae, repeated twelve times.
And on the first day of the following month this person
will not be able to prevent themself from coming to find you,
and ask what you desire and you will be able to do whatever you wish.]

Make a small image of yellow wax, in the form of a man, in the month January and in the day and hour of Saturn, and at that time write with a needle above the crown of its head and upon its skull which thou shalt have adroitly raised, the character following:

METATRON, MELEKH, BEROTH, NOTH, VENIBBETH, MACH, and all ye, I conjure thee O Figure of
wax, by the Living God, that by the virtue of these Characters and words, thou render me
invisible, wherever I may bear thee with me. Amen.

And after having censed it anew, thou shalt bury it in the same place in a small deal box, and every time that thou wishest to pass or enter into any place without being seen, thou shalt say these words, bearing the aforesaid figure in thy left pocket:--

Take a stick of green elder, from the two ends of which
thou shalt clean out the pith. In each end place a strip of parchment of
hare-skin, having written thereon with the blood of a black hen the following
character and word:

Having made two of these slips, place one in each end of the stick and close the apertures up with pith, afterwards on a Friday in the month of February thou shalt fumigate the aforesaid stick with suitable incense thrice in the air, and having taken it thence thou shalt bury it in the earth under an elder-tree. Afterwards thou shalt expose it in the pathway by which the sportsman will pass, and once he has passed by it, he need not hope to kill any game during that day. If thou shalt wish a second time to lay a spell upon him in like manner, thou needest but to expose the stick again in his path; but take care to bury it again in the earth under an elder tree, so as to be able to take it from thence each time that thou shalt have need of it; and to take it up each time as soon as the Sportsman shall have passed.

Pour connoître qui aura fait un Vol.

HOW TO KNOW WHO HAS COMMITTED A THEFT.

Take a Sieve and suspend it by a piece of cord wherewith a man
has been hung, which should be fastened round the circumference of the rim.
Within the rim write with blood in the four divisions thereof the characters given:

make the sieve spin round with thy left hand, and at the same time turn with thy right hand the water in the basin in a contrary direction, by stirring it with a twig of green laurel. When the water becometh still and the sieve no longer whirls, gaze fixedly into the water, and thou shalt see the form of him who hath committed the theft; and in order that thou mayest the more easily recognize him, thou shalt mark him in some part of his face with the Magical Sword of Art; for that sign which thou shalt have cut therewith in the water, shall be really found thereafter upon his own person.

Take a Sieve and stick into the outside of the rim the open points of a pair of scissors, and having rested the rings of the said opened scissors on the thumb-nails of two persons, let one of them say the following Prayer:--

DIES MIES YES-CHET BENE DONE FET DONNIMA METEMAUZ; O Lord, Who liberatedst the holy
Susanna from a false accusation of crime; O Lord, Who liberatedst the holy Thekla;
O Lord, Who rescuedst the holy Daniel from the den of lions, and the Three Children
from the burning fiery furnace, free the innocent and reveal the guilty.

After this let him or her pronounce aloud the names and surnames of all the persons living in the house where the theft hast been committed, who may be suspected of having stolen the things in question, saying:--

Par St. Pierre & par saint Paul un tel (N.) a fait telle chose,

'By Saint Peter and Saint Paul, such a person hath not done this thing.'

Let this be repeated thrice for each person named and suspected, and it is certain that on naming the person who hath committed the theft or done the crime, the sieve will turn of itself without its being able to stop it, and by this thou shalt know the evil doer.

Take a stick of green elder, from the two ends of which
thou shalt clean out the pith. In each end place a strip of parchment of
hare-skin, having written thereon with the blood of a black hen the following
character and word:

DU ROSA

Having made two of these slips, place one in each end of the stick and close
the apertures up with pith, afterwards on a Friday in the month of February
thou shalt fumigate the aforesaid stick with suitable incense thrice in the
air, and having taken it thence thou shalt bury it in the earth under an
elder-tree. Afterwards thou shalt expose it in the pathway by which the
sportsman will pass, and once he has passed by it, he need not hope to kill
any game during that day. If thou shalt wish a second time to lay a spell
upon him in like manner, thou needest but to expose the stick again in his
path; but take care to bury it again in the earth under an elder tree, so
as to be able to take it from thence each time that thou shalt have need of
it; and to take it up each time as soon as the Sportsman shall have passed.

Make a Carpet of white and new wool, and when the Moon shall be at her full, in the
Sign of Capricorn and in the hour of the Sun, thou shalt go into the country away from
any habitation of man, in a place free from all impurity, and shalt spread out thy Carpet
so that one of its points shall be towards the east, and another towards the west, and having
made a Circle without it and enclosing it, thou shalt remain within upon the point towards the
east, and holding thy wand in the air for every operation, thou shalt call upon MICHAEL,1
towards the north upon RAPHAEL, towards the west upon GABRIEL, and towards the south upon MURIEL.
After this thou shalt return unto the point of the East and devoutly invoke the Great Name AGLA,
and take this point of the Carpet in thy left hand; turning then towards the North thou shalt do
the same, and so continuing to the other points of the Carpet, thou shalt raise them so that
they touch not the ground, and holding them up thus, and turning anew towards the East thou
shalt say with great veneration the following Prayer:--

[1. I have usually found Michael attributed to the South; Raphael to the East; Gabriel to the West; and Auriel to the North. Likewise I think the operator should turn following the course of the Sun, and not contrariwise as in the text.]

AGLA, AGLA, AGLA, AGLA; O God Almighty Who art the Life of the Universe and Who rulest over the four divisions of its vast form by the strength and virtue of the Four Letters of Thy Holy Name Tetragrammaton, YOD, HE, VAU, HE, bless in Thy Name this covering which I hold as Thou hast blessed the Mantle of Elijah in the hands of Elisha, so that being covered by Thy Wings, nothing may be able to injure me, even as it is said:-- 'He shall hide thee under His Wings and beneath His feathers shall thou trust, His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.'

When thou shalt be desirous to make thine interrogations, choose
the night of full or of new moon, and from midnight until daybreak. Thou shalt
transport thyself unto the appointed spot if it be for the purpose of discovering
a treasure; if not, any place will serve provided it be clean and pure. Having had
the precaution on the preceding evening to write upon a slip of virgin parchment
coloured azure-blue, with a pen made from the feather of a dove, this Character
and Name:

RAZIEL

taking thy carpet, thou shalt cover thy head and body therewith, and taking the censer, with new fire therein, thou shalt place it in or upon the proper place, and cast thereon some incense. Then shalt thou prostrate thyself upon the ground, with thy face towards the earth, before the incense beginneth to fume, keeping the fire of the same beneath the carpet, holding thy wand upright, against which to rest thy chin; thou shalt hold with thy right hand the aforesaid strip of parchment against thy forehead, and thou shalt say the following words:--

VEGALE, HAMICATA, UMSA, TERATA, YEH, DAH, MA, BAXASOXA, UN, HORAH, HIMESERE;1
O God the Vast One send unto me the Inspiration of Thy Light, make me to discover
the secret thing which I ask of Thee, whatsoever such or such a thing may be,
make me to search it out by the aid of Thy holy Ministers RAZIEL, TZAPHNIEL, MATMONIEL;
Lo, Thou hast desired truth in the young, and in the hidden thing shalt Thou make me known
wisdom. RECABUSTIRA, CABUSTIRA, BUSTIRA, TIRA, RA, A, KARKAHITA, KAHITA, HITA, TA.

[1. These are probably corrupted Hebrew words derived from the prayer itself.]

& tu entendras distinctement la résponse de ce que tu auras demandé.

And thou shalt hear distinctly the answer which thou shalt have sought.

The Earth being inhabited, as I have before said unto thee, by a great number of Celestial Beings and Spirits, who by their subtilty and prevision know the places wherein treasures are hidden, and seeing that it often happeneth that those men who undertake a search for these said treasures are molested and sometimes put to death by the aforesaid Spirits, which are called Gnomes; which, however, is not done through the Avarice of these said Gnomes, a Spirit being incapable of possessing anything, having no material senses wherewith to bring it into use, but because these Spirits, who are enemies of the passions, are equally so of Avarice, unto which men are so much inclined; and foreseeing the evil ends for which these treasures will be employed have some interest and aim in maintaining the earth in its condition of price and value, seeing that they are its inhabitants, and when they slightly disturb the workers in such kind of treasures, it is a warning which they give them to cease from the work, and if it happen that the greedy importunity of the aforesaid workers oblige them to continue, notwithstanding the aforesaid warnings, the Spirits, irritated by their despising the same, frequently put the workmen to death. But know, O my Son, that from the time that thou shalt have the good fortune to be familiar with such kinds of Spirits, and that thou shalt be able by means of what I have taught thee to make them submit unto thine orders, they will be happy to give thee, and to make thee partaker in that which they uselessly possess, provided that thine object and end shall be to make a good use thereof.

On a Sunday before sunrise, between the 10th of July and the 20th of August, when the moon is in the Sign of the Lion, thou shalt go unto the place where thou shalt know either by interrogation of the Intelligences, or otherwise, that there is a treasure; there thou shalt describe a Circle of sufficient size with the Sword of Magic Art wherein to open up the earth, as the nature of the ground will allow; thrice during the day shalt thou cense it with the incense proper for the day, after which being clothed in the raiment proper for the Operation thou shalt suspend in some way by a machine immediately above the opening a lamp, whose oil should be mingled with the fat of a man who has died in the month of July, and the wick being made from the cloth wherein he has been buried. Having kindled this with fresh fire, thou shalt fortify the workmen with a girdle of the skin of a goat newly slain, whereon shall be written with the blood of the dead man from whom thou shalt have taken the fat these words and characters:

NOPA PADOUS.

and thou shalt set them to work in safety, warning them not to be at all disturbed at the Spectres which they will see, but to work away boldly. In case they cannot finish the work in a single day, every time they shall have to leave it thou shalt cause them to put a covering of wood over the opening, and above the covering about six inches of earth; and thus shalt thou continue unto the end, being all the time present in the raiment of the Art, and with the Magic Sword, during the operation. After which thou shalt repeat this prayer:--

PRAYER.

ADONAI, ELOHIM, EL, EHEIEH ASHER EHEIEH, Prince of Princes, Existence of Existences, have mercy upon me, and cast Thine eyes upon Thy Servant (N.), who invokes Thee most devoutedly, and supplicates Thee by Thy Holy and tremendous Name Tetragrammaton to be propitious, and to order Thine Angels and Spirits to come and take up their abode in this place; O ye Angels and Spirits of the Stars, O all ye Angels and Elementary Spirits, O all ye Spirits present before the Face of God, I the Minister and faithful Servant of the Most High conjure ye, let God himself, the Existence of Existences, conjure ye to come and be present at this Operation, I, the Servant of God, most humbly entreat ye. Amen.

.

Having then caused the workmen to fill in the hole, thou shalt license the Spirits to depart, thanking them for the favour they have shown unto thee, and saying:--

RENVOI

THE LICENSE TO DEPART.

O ye good and happy Spirits, we thank ye for the benefits which we have just received from your liberal bounty; depart ye in peace to govern the Element which God hath destined for your habitation. Amen.

There is in the Celestial Nature a very great power
because the heavenly bodies and stars have an influences on metals,
as well as on animals, trees, plants, and herbs which depend on
their dominations.
This is the reason it is very important to anyone who wants
to excel in the occult sciences to always have on themself
something which derives from the said science.
Thus my son I have not found anything more useful and
convenient than to have on oneself one of the four rings
composed as you will see described hereafter.

Take equal portions of gold and iron
and combine them together on approximately the 24th of July
on the hour of the Sun. At this time you should make a ring of the
aforementioned material, but you must wait until the month of March,
on the day and hour of Mars, to engrave around the outside
the following characters:

and in the signet you will put a little of the herbs called
Heliotrope and Mapellus with a little skin of a lion and some
of a wolf, and a small feather from a swan, and one from a vulture,
and above all a ruby. Next turning towards the west, invoke the angels
Michael, Cherub, Gargatel, Tariel, Tubiel, Baël, Sylphes Ies,
Camaël, Phaleg, Samael, Och, Anael, and having incensed it
with storax and musk, wrap it in the skin of the lion.
And carry it only during the summer, taking it only on a Sunday or a
Tuesday on the hour of the planet of the day,
while turning towards the west, and it will produce a great happiness
for you, and miraculously you will be loved and cherished by everyone.]

[Gold and iron are attributed to the Sun and Mars respectively.
The first two symbols are the symbols of Och and Phaleg, two of the seven "Olympic
Spirits" detailed in Arbatel of Magick.
Och rules things attributed to the Sun, and Phaleg rules things attributed to Mars.]

You must melt together equal parts of very pure red copper and very fine tin,
on approximately the 20th of April, and make a ring of it on the day and hour of Venus or
Jupiter, and engrave the inside of the ring on the month of November in one of the said hours
with the following characters:

àú

And set in the signet the herbs Capillum Venerii and Barba Jovis (Jove's beard),
the skin of a goat and a stag, the feathers of a dove and an eagle,
and over it all set a whole emerald.
Then, turning towards the East, call upon the angels
Raphael, Seraph, Carascasa, Hamabiel, Commissoros, Moymon,
les Aëriens, Zadkiel, Betor, Sachiel, Hamiel, Hagit.
Then make the same ceremonies, i.e. incense it with
incense suitable for the planets, which are bay and lignum aloes,
and carry it in the spring, and when you take it, turn towards
the East during the day and hour of Venus or Jupiter.]

Copper and tin are attributed to Venus and Jupiter respectively.
The symbols are those of Hagit (spirit of Venus)
and Betor (spirit of Jupiter)
as detailed in Arbatel of Magick.]

Take some mercury congealed with lead which is done by melting a little lead
and when it is melted, let it cool down, and as it starts to set, add the
Mercury and stir it together well with a small iron rod.
Make a ring of the solid, and in the month of August on the day and hour of Mercury,
engrave the inside of the ring with the following characters:

In the signet encase the herb known as Mercurielle,
the skin of a monkey, the feather of a stork, and a stone known as rock crystal,
and turning towards the North, incense it with juniper, and calling upon the angels
Gabriel, Tarsis, Amabiel, Etaran, Poïmon, les Nymphes, Michaël, Ophiel,
and wrap it in a piece of taffeta of various colors, and carry it in the winter,
taking it up on the day and hour of Mercury while turning towards the North.]

[Symbol is that of Ophiel, the Olympic spirit of Mercury according to
Arbatel of Magick.]

Take equal portions of silver and lead which you will melt together
on the month of June in the day and hour of the Moon or Saturn,
and which time you will make a ring. And in the following December
on the day and hour of Saturn or the Moon, engrave inside the ring
with the following characters:

àà

Encase inside the signet a little of the herb known as Selenotrope, and
Jove's Beard [*Sempervivum], the skin of Cat and Mole, the feather of
an owl and lapwing, and over it all set a sapphire, and incense it with
sulphur. Then turning towards the South, call upon the angels
Uriel, Ariel, Tarquam Gualbarel, Egin, les Pygmées, Zaphkiel,
Gabriel Aratron, Phul Cassiel, and carry it in the Autumn,
picking it up on the day and hour of the Moon or Saturn.]

[Symbols of Phul (spirit of the Moon) and Aratron (spirit of Saturn)
according to Arbatel of Magick. The herb associated
with Saturn is Sempervivum, not Jove's Beard. See above, page 50.]

[But as these rings depend entirely on Celestial influences, and their
virtues and operations come only from these influences,
be exact when performing ceremonies indicated, and follow and
execute this Testament that I leave you, and which I order you
to preserve as a possession which will never perish.]

The virtues of the Holy Pentacles are no less advantageous
unto thee than the knowledge of the secrets which I have already given unto
thee; and thou shouldst take particular care if thou makest them upon virgin
parchment to use the proper colours; and if thou engravest them upon metal,
to do so in the manner taught thee; and so shalt thou have the satisfaction
of seeing them produce the promised effect. But seeing that this Science is
not a Science of argument and open reasoning, but that, on the contrary, it
is entirely mysterious and occult, we should not argue and deliberate over
these matters, and it is sufficient to believe firmly to enable us to bring
into operation that which hath already been taught.

[This pentacle serves against the perils, by considering it devoutly
all the days, and reciting the verse FODERUNT. As long as one
carries this pentacle they will never perish.
It is made on a plate of silver and one carries it on oneself
wrapped in a piece of scarlet.]

[This pentacle is good for aquiring the glory of honors of the Riches of Dignities
and all kind of goods, with very great tranquility of judgement and to find the treasure,
to drive out the spirits which preside there. This pentacle is written and been reproduced
on virgin parchment with the feather of a swallow and the blood of an owl.]

[This pentacle serves to invoke the spirits of Jupiter,
and especially those whose names are written around the pentacle,
among whom SARACHIEL is the lord and master of treasures, and teaches
how to become the owner of the places wherein they are. It must be drawn with a blue color.]

The Grand Pentacle of Solomon.

[This Great Pentacle is to force the refractory and obstinate spirits
who do not want to go when conjured. Upon showing this pentacle, they are forced
to appear. It is made of gold in the equal crescent of the Moon.]

[This pentacle is to guarantee if one is a slave on sea and prisoner
on the earth, its virtue will free a man from prison or slavery.
The characters are those of Mercury; it must be in conjunction
with Jupiter, or in a good aspect with the Moon.]

This pentacle is depicted on virgin parchment on the day and hour of
Saturn, but on the very hour of Jupiter or of Venus, which are
the enemies of Mars, it must be perfumed with an incense made with
olive oil and a spider. One carries it on the right arm, and while
casting lots one pronounces the words written in the circle,
starting with "Domine fiat,", and your luck will be
preserved by its means.]

[Figure 7.]

[Figure 1 from Enchiridion par le Pape Léon III]

Ce Pentacule réprime et tient en crainte les mauvais Esprits.

This pentacle constrains the evil spirits, and holds them in fear.

[This figure is found in the Enchiridion par le Pape Léon III.
Compare with the version given in Waite BCM, p. 55, plate IV, figure 1.
In the center of the triangle is written in Hebrew "ALHIM" (Elohim) and
"TzBAOTh" (Tzabaoth). Above the triange is "MNAL" (?);
to the right "IHVH" (Jehovah); on the left is "AGLA."]

[This pentacle is under Mars. Charles V served for a long time successfully with it.
It must be made on a thin iron plate, well polished. It was in the town of Inspruck
for a long time. It renders invulnerable whoever carries it.]

[MURIEL, a beneficent spirit, influences this pentacle, which is a talisman
with the virtue to return a traveller healthy and safe from all danger
and especially those who travel over water, for while being provided
with it, one will return healthy and safe from any trip they undertake.
It must be made on a plate of silver in the month of June,
while the Moon is increasing, and on the day and hour of the Moon,
and incense it with the appropriate incense.
It must be wrapped with white taffeta and suspended from the collar,
with white taffeta or white silk ribbon or silver, from the left side.]

[This pentacle is the portrait of the Eternal, which means
Justice and divine Wrath, and has a very great virtue for constraining
the spirits and for controlling all earthly creatures, for it is said
that in heaven and on earth the angels and the demons will bend
their knees before him. It must be made on the skin of a lion
on the day and hour of the Sun around the ten first days of August,
written with the feather of swan, and of gold or yellow colors,
or on a plate of very fine gold on the same day, month, and hour.
Afterwards, incense it with a suitable incense, then carry it
on your collar attached with a chain of gold, or a wire ribbon of gold.]

[This pentacle is of the Sun, and belongs to its angels. It must be made
on the skin of lion in the month of August in the day and hour of the Sun.
It can be as made on a plate of very pure gold on the month, day, and hour
as above. It is of very great utility for acquiring the friendship of a prince or great lord,
for by its means a man can reach and pick up to the biggest loads.]

[Compare with the version found in the Magical Calendar.
The central figure ultimately derives from
Agrippa II.xxii,
seal of the Sun.]

[This pentacle is for Solar spirits. It must be made on the
skin of a lamb that was killed in the month of March, and
written in yellow with a feather of swan cut with the penknife
which must not be used for anything else but these sorts of operations.
....]

[Figure 15.]

[Compare with second seal of Venus from The Magical Calendar.]

[Compare Agrippa II. xxii
seal of the Intelligence of Venus, seal of Venus, seal of the spirit of Venus,
and seal of the intelligences of Venus respectively.
In the same chapter Agrippa names Hagiel "The Intelligence of Venus" and Kedemel "The spirit of Venus".]

[Figure 18.]

[Compare with second seal of Mercury from The Magical Calendar.]

[Compare Agrippa II xxii
seal of Mercury, seal of the intelligency of Mercury, and seal of the spirit of
Mercury respectively. In the same chapter Agrippa names
Tiriel and Taphthartharath as the spirit of Mercury, and the Intelligence of Mercury respectively.]

[Ego enim sum Dominus Deus tuus qui eduxi te de terra Aegypti
(Ps80:11)
Azael is mentioned in Agrippa III.xxiv
as one of the angels of the four cardinal directions (South), and also in the
Testament of Solomon.
"Athanatos & Agios Agla" are common sacred names of God.
The pentacle also has the words or names Nasnie and Ansan which I have
not been able to find elsewhere.]

[Various names include Samael, Barechas (*Bareschas)/ Malchidael, Aries / Nate, yvigo, Ma, Reicho, Mars.
Malchidael is repeated four times. According to Trithemius, De Septem
Secundeis (recounted in Agrippa III.xxv) Malchidael
is an angel set over the sign Aries. Malichidael and Bareschas also occur in Grimorium Verum
and the Grimoire of Honorius]

[Figure 31.]

VERCHIEL

[Compare The Magical Calendar, angel of Leo (Verchiel) with characters,
and second seal of Leo. Agrippa (II.xiv
and III.xxiv)
also names Verchiel as angel ruling over the sign of Leo.
See also above, pages 52 and 60]

[Figure 32.]

BARBIEL

[Compare The Magical Calendar, angel of Scorpio (Barbiel) with characters,
and second seal of Scorpio. Agrippa (II.xiv)
also names Barbiel as angel ruling over the sign of Scorpio,
however he is named Barchiel in III.xxiv
(possibly by mistake).
See also above, pages 52 and 60]

[This pentacle is of Mars. It is used to excite rain, storm, and hail,
and calling it and clearing it up with the spirits inside the circle,
and calling upon them. It must be made on the day and hour of Mars
with the blood of a bat on virgin parchment,
and properly wrapped it in a piece of red fabric for use when needed.]

When thou shalt construct these Pentacles and Characters,
it is necessary never to forget the Incense, nor to employ anything beyond that
of which mention is made.

[When you make all these Pentacles and other characters, you must never forget
to use the incense, and to only use those tools which are mentioned in the
table of tools, and to work only on the hours and days of
the dominant planet, and in the months specified in the operations.]

It is necessary, above all things, to be attentive to the operation, and never to forget or omit those things which contribute to the success which the Pentacles and Experiments promise, having ever in thy mind no other intention than the Glory of God, the accomplishment of thy desires, and loving-kindness towards thy neighbor.

Furthermore, my beloved Son, I order thee not to bury this Science, but to make thy friends partakers in the same, subject however to the strict command never to profane the things which are Divine, for if thou doest this, far from rendering thee a friend of the Spirits, it will but be the means of bringing thee unto destruction.

But never must thou lavish these things among the ignorant, for that would be as blameable as to cast precious gems before swine; on the contrary, from one Sage the secret knowledge should pass unto another Sage, for in this manner shall the Treasure of Treasures never descend into oblivion.